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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–14 Edition)
§ 61.160
(1) An official Form DD–214 (Certifi-
cate of Release or Discharge from Ac-
tive Duty) indicating that the person
was honorably discharged from the
U.S. Armed Forces or an official U.S.
Armed Forces record that shows the
pilot is currently serving in the U.S.
Armed Forces; and
(2) An official U.S. Armed Forces
record that shows the person graduated
from a U.S. Armed Forces under-
graduate pilot training school and re-
ceived a rating qualification as a mili-
tary pilot.
(b) A person may apply for an airline
transport pilot certificate with an air-
plane category multiengine class rat-
ing or an airline transport pilot certifi-
cate concurrently with an airplane
type rating with a minimum of 1,000
hours of total time as a pilot if the per-
son:
(1) Holds a Bachelor’s degree with an
aviation major from an institution of
higher education, as defined in § 61.1,
that has been issued a letter of author-
ization by the Administrator under
§ 61.169;
(2) Completes 60 semester credit
hours of aviation and aviation-related
coursework that has been recognized
by the Administrator as coursework
designed to improve and enhance the
knowledge and skills of a person seek-
ing a career as a professional pilot;
(3) Holds a commercial pilot certifi-
cate with an airplane category and in-
strument rating if:
(i) The required ground training was
completed as part of an approved part
141 curriculum at the institution of
higher education; and
(ii) The required flight training was
completed as part of an approved part
141 curriculum at the institution of
higher education or at a part 141 pilot
school that has a training agreement
under § 141.26 of this chapter with the
institution of higher education; and
(4) Presents official transcripts or
other documentation acceptable to the
Administrator from the institution of
higher education certifying that the
graduate has satisfied the require-
ments in paragraphs (b)(1) through (3)
of this section.
(c) A person may apply for an airline
transport pilot certificate with an air-
plane category multiengine class rat-
ing or an airline transport pilot certifi-
cate concurrently with an airplane
type rating with a minimum of 1,250
hours of total time as a pilot if the per-
son:
(1) Holds an Associate’s degree with
an aviation major from an institution
of higher education, as defined in § 61.1,
that has been issued a letter of author-
ization by the Administrator under
§ 61.169;
(2) Completes at least 30 semester
credit hours of aviation and aviation-
related coursework that has been rec-
ognized by the Administrator as
coursework designed to improve and
enhance the knowledge and skills of a
person seeking a career as a profes-
sional pilot;
(3) Holds a commercial pilot certifi-
cate with an airplane category and in-
strument rating if:
(i) The required ground training was
completed as part of an approved part
141 curriculum at the institution of
higher education; and
(ii) The required flight training was
completed as part of an approved part
141 curriculum at the institution of
higher education or at a part 141 pilot
school that has a written training
agreement under § 141.26 of this chapter
with the institution of higher edu-
cation; and
(4) Presents official transcripts or
other documentation acceptable to the
Administrator from the institution of
higher education certifying that the
graduate has satisfied the require-
ments in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3)
of this section.
(d) A graduate of an institution of
higher education who completes fewer
than 60 semester credit hours but at
least 30 credit hours and otherwise sat-
isfies the requirements of paragraph (b)
may apply for airline transport pilot
certificate with an airplane category
multiengine class rating or an airline
transport pilot certificate concurrently
with an airplane type rating with a
minimum of 1,250 hours of total time as
a pilot.
(e) A person who applies for an air-
line transport pilot certificate under
the total flight times listed in para-
graphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section
must otherwise meet the aeronautical
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